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Mar. 30, 2015 — In the first study of its kind, scientists quantitatively show that electric vehicles will meet the daily travel needs of drivers longer than commonly assumed. They found that batteries that have ... full story

Mar. 26, 2015 — New research shows bacteria can use tiny magnetic particles to effectively create a 'natural battery.' According to new work, the bacteria can load electrons onto and discharge electrons from ... full story

Mar. 19, 2015 — Researchers have watched nanoscale semiconductor crystals expand and shrink in response to powerful pulses of laser light. This ultrafast "breathing" provides new insight about how such tiny ... full story

Mar. 17, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a high performance cathode material with great promise for use in next generation lithium-sulfur batteries that could one day be used to power mobile devices and electric ... full story

Mar. 16, 2015 — Scientists have pushed the limits to further development of lithium ion batteries: The researchers developed a new cathode material based on a new storage principle, as a result of which energy ... full story

Mar. 11, 2015 — Lithium-ion batteries have enabled many of today's electronics, from portable gadgets to electric cars. But much to the frustration of consumers, none of these batteries last long without a recharge. ... full story

Mar. 6, 2015 — Lithium-ion batteries are common in consumer electronics. They are one of the most popular types of rechargeable batteries for portable electronics, with a high energy density, no memory effect and ... full story

Safety of Air Shipments of Batteries Questioned

AP (Dec. 2, 2014) — New U.S. government tests raise concern that bulk shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries carried as cargo on passenger airliners are susceptible to fires or explosions that could destroy the planes. (Dec. 2)
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Toyota's Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Green Car Soon Available in the US

AFP (Nov. 21, 2014) — Toyota presented its hydrogen fuel-cell compact car called "Mirai" to US consumers at the Los Angeles auto show. The car should go on sale in 2015 for around $60.000. It combines stored hydrogen with oxygen to generate its own power. Duration: 01:18
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Toyota Rolls out World's First Mass Market Fuel-Cell Car

AFP (Nov. 18, 2014) — Toyota says it will start selling the world&apos;s first mass market fuel-cell car in Japan next month and elsewhere in 2015, in what its top executive call an industry milestone. Duration: 00:47
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Mar. 30, 2015 — In the first study of its kind, scientists quantitatively show that electric vehicles will meet the daily travel needs of drivers longer than commonly assumed. They found that batteries that have ... full story

Mar. 26, 2015 — New research shows bacteria can use tiny magnetic particles to effectively create a 'natural battery.' According to new work, the bacteria can load electrons onto and discharge electrons ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — By using crowdsourced measurements researchers explain the energy impact of smartphone system settings, and their results show how to improve a mobile device's battery lifetime by adjusting the ... full story

Mar. 19, 2015 — Researchers have watched nanoscale semiconductor crystals expand and shrink in response to powerful pulses of laser light. This ultrafast "breathing" provides new insight about how such ... full story

Mar. 17, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a high performance cathode material with great promise for use in next generation lithium-sulfur batteries that could one day be used to power mobile devices and electric ... full story

Mar. 16, 2015 — Scientists have pushed the limits to further development of lithium ion batteries: The researchers developed a new cathode material based on a new storage principle, as a result of which energy ... full story

Mar. 13, 2015 — Researchers have shown electrochemical Li insertion and deinsertion property of Ti-Nb mixed oxide Ti2Nb10O29 (TNO) at high current rate is greatly improved by vacuum annealing. This is mainly ... full story

Mar. 11, 2015 — Lithium-ion batteries have enabled many of today's electronics, from portable gadgets to electric cars. But much to the frustration of consumers, none of these batteries last long without a ... full story

Mar. 6, 2015 — Lithium-ion batteries are common in consumer electronics. They are one of the most popular types of rechargeable batteries for portable electronics, with a high energy density, no memory effect and ... full story

Mar. 6, 2015 — Scientists have captured the first real-time nanoscale images of lithium dendrite structures known to degrade lithium-ion batteries. Dendrites form when metallic lithium takes root on a ... full story

Mar. 4, 2015 — Natural gas powered solid oxide fuel cells, located at the point of use to produce electricity for facilities the size of big box stores, could provide economic and environmental benefits, with ... full story

Mar. 3, 2015 — Drivers have been slow to adopt electric vehicles due to 'range anxiety,' the fear of becoming stranded with an empty battery. This phenomenon was recently addressed in a study that aims to ... full story

Mar. 2, 2015 — Researchers have investigated a strategy to prevent this 'polysulfide shuttling' phenomenon by creating nano-sized sulfur particles, and coating them in silica, otherwise known as ... full story

Feb. 26, 2015 — Coal from China could become a major source of the metal lithium, according to a review of the geochemistry. Lithium is an essential component of rechargeable batteries used almost ubiquitously in ... full story

Feb. 25, 2015 — The new zinc-polyiodide redox flow battery uses an electrolyte that has more than two times the energy density of the next-best flow battery used to store renewable energy and support the power grid. ... full story

Feb. 25, 2015 — Many car buyers weighing whether they should go all electric to help the planet have at least one new factor to consider before making the switch: geography. Based on a study of a commercially ... full story

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